Penstemon palmeri var. macranthus

(Eastwood) N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 31: 105. 1979.

Common names: Lahontan beardtongue
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon macranthus Eastwood Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 207. 1905
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 253. Mentioned on page 252.

Distal cauline leaves sessile, sometimes connate-perfoliate. Thyrses: peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes glandular-pubescent; corolla tube 7–8 mm; pollen sacs 1.9–2.1 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat: Washes, roadsides, canyons, pinyon-juniper and sagebrush-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1000–1400 m.

Discussion

Variety macranthus has been documented in Churchill, Nye, and Pershing counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.